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Can I use the QuickBooks Point of Sale on a Wireless Network? Have a specific or general question? Call us at 800-609-0788! We are often asked about using the QuickBooks Point of Sale on wireless networks. Our first answer to this question is a resounding MAYBE. But let me explain the reasoning behind this answer. In fact, QuickBooks Point of Sale can operate on wireless networks, and even a VPN (Virtual Private Network) if the network is configured correctly. Now that we have opened this...

Adding additional users or licenses to QuickBooks Point of SaleNeed additional help? Call us at (800) 609-0788When you buy QuickBooks POS you typically get a single copy of the software with a single license. As your business grows you may find that you need to add another register or maybe another computer in the back for receiving merchandise.  There are a couple different ways to accomplish this. The easiest way is to go to the Help drop-down menu in your POS program, go to Manage My...

Scheduled Store Exchanges In QuickBooks POS Multi-store.Have Questions? Call us at 800-609-0788.Inside the QuickBooks Point of Sales Store Exchange Center, and also the Company Preferences,  you have the capability of setting the exchanges to go at a particular time. The default is usually 3 am (most daytime businesses are closed at this time).  Depending on the number of store involved, ussing the default time may be fine. But in other instances, it can cause issues. There are...

How often should you back up QuickBooks Point of Sale data?Questions? Problems? Call us at (800) 609-0788Creating a backupBelieve it or not, we often get calls from people that have had a computer crash, they've lost their QuickBooks Point of Sale data and are trying to recover it. Our first question is, when did you last back up your data? You'd be surprised at how many people say that their last POS backup was over a month ago. Could you re-enter all those transactions that have taken...

QuickBooks Point of Sale Tracks Employees time, commissions and even tips!Intuit QuickBooks POS allows your employees to clock in/out right within the program. You can run reports to manage your employees time records and keep track of their hours worked.  Not only that, if you are using QuickBooks financial software as well, you can transfer that information from QuickBooks POS directly to the QuickBooks financial program for creating paychecks!  As an added bonus, QuickBooks Point...

You Can Print Your Own Coupons With QuickBooks Point of Sale With Intuit's QuickBooks Point of Sale you can print coupons right on the customers sales receipt. You can create a % off or $ off coupon that will print right on the sales receipt.  You can also take the barcode that is created for the coupon and print it on mailings or even include it in an email that you send out to your customers. To access this feature go to the Inventory drop-down menu and select Price...

Want To Reward Your Customers For Their Loyalty?Intuit's QuickBooks Point of Sale has a Rewards Manager in it that you can set up to thank your customers with either a $ off or percent discount type of reward.All functions are controlled from the Reward Manager which you can access from the Customer drop-down menu.  From the Reward Manager you can set up:Purchase ThresholdReward Amount - either $ off or % off and how muchReward Expiration - You can set a short expiration to get the...

Make your End of Day Process EasierAt the end of your business day you're anxious to lock the doors and head home but you've got all those things to do first.  Intuit's QuickBooks Point of Sale can help you simplify that process.  There is an End Of Day icon on the Home page that will allow you to lump several operations together and run them back to back without you having to run each operation separately.  The things that can be accomplished with this End of Day process...

Have questions on the software? Call us at 800-609-0788.We often get calls concerning the Cash Drawer count, and why it can be off.One very common issue that we see can be easily avoided by doing one little additional step.When we start the drawer count we enter the amount the drawer started with.  Next, we perform our count.Once we click OK, we will enter the Leave amount.Now. comes the new step. We will now use the Tab key on the keyboard. This will move the cursor to the Remarks...