Sure will Nora, but oh my is it different...I am going to begin trying to figure this out tonight. I wanted to go to iBank but over and over the reviews just didn't look good, but this new Quicken may not be the best either.
John On Aug 29, 2014, at 9:14 AM, Nora Probasco <[email protected]> wrote: > John, > > I am now using iBank which has made improvements to become a very good > program. It would be interesting to see how they compare. Let us know what > you think of the new Quicken. > > Nora > > On Thursday, August 28, 2014, John Robinson <[email protected]> wrote: > Lee, > > This is over limit and you don't have to send it through, but I wanted to > offer this to the group just in case any would be interested. > > John > >> >> >> >> Folks, >> >> Pick up the pencils, school is in session..... >> >> I downloaded the Quicken 2015 and walked through the converting from Quicken >> For Mac 2007, it's a little involved so right to the lessons. >> >> >> I had one computer remaining on Snow Leopard, so I could run Quicken, all >> others were on the most current operating system. Apple went completely 64 >> bit two versions ago with no emulation software, several years had been >> given for developers to convert to 64 bit, Intuit didn't make the upgrade. >> >> So first I moved the files from the Snow Leopard machine, then I began the >> converting. Here is the list, data back to 2005. >> >> >> <Pasted Graphic.tiff> >> >> >> >> On Quicken's titlebar you open "File" and choose "New", and this window >> appears: >> >> >> <Pasted Graphic 1.tiff> >> >> >> >> >> I click on the Quicken Mac 2007. From there you are ask to sign into >> Intuit, on instillation you set up an account name and password, that is >> what you use in the dialogue below >> >> >> >> >> <Pasted Graphic 7.tiff> >> >> >> >> >> >> Once you have signed in the next screen ask if you want to add this account >> to Quicken Mobile, I said yes even though I won't really be needing Mobile >> on any but the current year. >> >> >> >> >> >> <Pasted Graphic 3.tiff> >> >> >> >> >> >> Then once you answer the above question the next screen ask you to select >> the file, you do so by clicking on the box "Select File To Convert..." >> >> >> >> >> >> <Pasted Graphic 4.tiff> >> >> >> >> >> >> Then you get a dialogue telling you that your account has already been used >> with another file (the one I had previously installed). Once you click O.K. >> the "sync" with the old file is terminated and now the new file is synced. >> Only one can be synced at a time. >> >> >> >> >> <Pasted Graphic 5.tiff> >> >> >> >> >> Once you check O.K. the process of importing and converting begins, it's >> quick and you get this dialogue. >> >> >> >> >> >> <Pasted Graphic 6.tiff> >> >> >> >> >> When it says "show logs" it's directing you to the placement on the Apple >> system where the files are kept. On the old version they were placed >> wherever you wanted, I had mine in the Documents folder but now they go into >> the "Library" folder under Application Support, under Quicken....the path is >> shown below, I didn't scroll all the way down so you could see that indeed >> it was the Quicken folder that then leads to "Documents" which is where all >> the new converted files are stored. >> >> >> >> <Pasted Graphic 8.tiff> >> >> >> This identical process has to be completed with each file you want to >> convert, at least I couldn't find a better way. >> >> >> This was the easy part, the look and feel of the new version is so different >> it's going to take awhile to understand and set up, that is to be expected >> when the last upgrade has been 7 yrs ago....so for now I will continue to >> use the old Quicken on the Snow Leopard machine and practice with the new >> version until I have it mastered....which means when I am ready to begin >> using the new for real I will delete the current Checking for 2014 and then >> reimport it again with the most recent transactions..... >> >> >> This is long, it's confusing but I wanted to lend a hand to those that are >> chomping at the bit to begin with the new version, I have already had some >> replies to my earlier announcement email so this is the beginning....good >> luck. >> >> >> > > > _______________________________________________ > MacGroup mailing list > [email protected] > http://www.math.louisville.edu/mailman/listinfo/macgroup
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