Quicken 2017: The Official Guide 7th Edition

The Book was excellent, a little confusion at first, but by using the index it was easier to solve problems that I was having. Would recommend to everyone good reference book.

I've used Quicken for years. After my credit union upgraded their banking software, including no longer connecting to quicken, I was not a happy customer. I tried other software but none was satisfactory for me. When my credit union finally reestablished the connection I found my accounts were an absolute mess. My son had purchased the 2016 book and found it invaluable. After discussing what he has been able to do I purchased this one. Not only do I have a better understanding of how quicken works I have expanded how I use it to include the some of the planning functions, tracking our mortgage/other debt etc., and I'm not done yet.

This is an excellent guide. Being new to Quicken I'm very glad I bought this book. I still needed to turn to online help for many issues, but the guide helps a lot to understand the organizational structure of Quicken. If you only have one checking account, a couple credit cards and a few bills to pay each month, you don't need this book. However if you intend to take advantage of the many other features of Quicken, then this guide is essential. A few criticisms - the businesses and rental property modules aren't covered, and I don't think there is a version of the guide that does. A chapter on each of these would be a nice addition. Also I found the discussion of the different online connection methods to be a little disjointed. While the explanations are good, the discussion mixes all three methods making it somewhat confusing to follow. It would be clearer if there was a separate section limited to each method. All in all this book helps significantly in settling up Quicken.

Just got the book. Feel a bit cheated, honestly. I found a feature mentioned in the book, that I had not see. I couldn't find the feature, so I called Intuit and asked for their help. It is a feature only available to Windows users (and I use Mac). When I look at the book cover - it says NOW in the actual edition "Designed for Quicken U.S. Microsoft Windows Edition". This isn't what I ordered.

Perhaps the program has just gotten too complex for my needs, but I find it difficult to navigate. I recently converted from a 1998 program to the 2017 program and was surprised to discover that I really could no longer just find my way. The book helps, but I have often had to consult several sections for a single issue, which can be awkward.

The book is clearly laid out in chapters that cover the various operations in Quicken 2017. I like the suggestions boxes - very useful. It covers most, but not all, of the features of the version of Quicken that we use (Home & Business). It would be great if they would create this book, as is - with additional chapters on things included in specific packages, and, specifically, things that are included in the industry-specific Business packages. As is frequently the case with Quicken - you're on your own.

Took a gamble and bought used book. New was more than $24.00; used was a little more than $5.00. Anticipated seeing writing in margins, but no, book looks perfect. There is some yellowing of the paper because of its age. Book looks perfect to me. Very pleased.

This book is confusing at best. It needs some simple pictures and a few more references in the index. All I wanted to do was to print an itemized report and I'm still trying to find out how to do it!!! I feel as if I wasted my money and I'm still trouble shooting on my own.