Quickbooks Conversion Tool
Basic Information

What is Quickbooks conversion tool? This tool converts other accounting software file to Quickbooks company file. You cannot just go to Quickbooks program and open other accounting software file. It will not automatically upgrade it. You have to use this tool.

This is a free program. You just need to download and install it in your computer and you're good to go. Click here to download the Quickbooks conversion tool from Intuit's website. If you want to directly download it from Intuit's server without going to the website, click here.

Other information about Quickbooks Conversion Tool:

• System requirements of Quickbooks conversion tool
• List of financial software that can be converted to Quickbooks
• List of data that can and cannot be converted to Quickbooks
• Steps on installing the conversion tool
• Using the conversion tool

System Requirements

In order for the conversion tool to run properly on your computer, you need the following hardware specification:

• Operating System should be any of the following: Windows Vista, Windows XP or Windows 2000

• Processor should be at least 500MHz Intel Pentium II (or the equivalent)

• Recommended Processor is 1GHz Intel Pentium III

• Minimum Memory (RAM) is 512MB (the minimum will be slow and might not handle larger files)

• Recommended Memory (RAM) is 1GB or higher

• Recommended Hard Drive disk space is 2GB

• Microsoft .Net Framework version 2.0

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List of Financial Software

Each financial software has a corresponding Quickbooks version on where it will be converted. You cannot just convert one financial software file and choose whatever Quickbooks version you want.

The table below shows the financial software you might have and the corresponding Quickbooks version that it can be converted.

Your current financial software version	Correspoding Quickbooks Version
Peachtree 2001 - 2010	Quickbooks Pro or Premier 2006-2010 Quickbooks Enterprise Solutions 6.0-10.0
Microsoft Small Business Accounting 2006	Quickbooks Pro or Premier 2006-2010 Quickbooks Enterprise Solutions 6.0-10.0
Microsoft Office Accounting 2007 - 2009	Quickbooks Pro or Premier 2006-2010 Quickbooks Enterprise Solutions 6.0-10.0
Microsoft Office Accounting Express 2007 - 2009	Quickbooks Simple Start 2008-2010

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Data that can and cannot be converted

The conversion tool imports business data, account balances, and transactions from other financial software into Quickbooks. It can also convert payroll information, like the ones below:

• Employee list information includes contact information and Social Security Number
• Payroll General Ledger account balance information

There are some payroll information that the Quickbooks conversion tool cannot convert, like the ones below:

• Paychecks (which are converted as General Journal entries)
• Employee Year-To-Date (YTD) information
• Payroll Items
• Individual employee wage or deduction information

Here are some other information that cannot be converted:

• Job Costing
• Fixed Asset Items
• Work Tickets
• Closed or partially closed Sales Orders, Purchase Orders, and Estimates

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Quickbooks Conversion Tool Installation

Here are the steps on installing the conversion tool. After you download the program from the link above, follow the steps below:

1. If you see the Open File window, click the Run button.

2. The Quickbooks Conversion Tool is preparing the installation wizard.

3. Click Next on the Welcome to InstallShield Wizard.

4. Click I accept the terms in the license agreement then click Next.

5. This window shows where the Quickbooks conversion tool will be installed. If you want to change the location click the Change button. But if you're okay with the location then just click Next.

6. Click Install to start installing the application.

7. Wait for the installation to finish then click the Finish button to exit the installation wizard.

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How to use the conversion tool

There are couple of things that you have to remember before using the Quickbooks conversion tool:

• Make sure that the application of the file that you are converting is installed on your computer (either Peachtree or Microsoft Software).
• Quickbooks must be installed, licensed and registered.

Using the conversion tool:

1. Open the Quickbooks conversion tool either by double clicking on the desktop or going to your All Programs.

2. Click either I am converting my own company or I am an accountant converting my client's company then click Start Quickbook Conversion button to continue.

3. Choose the accounting software you are converting it from. Click the dropdown box and select it then click Next.

4. Click the Browse button to browse for the company file that you want to convert then click Next to proceed.

5. Select the Quickbooks product where you want to convert the company file to. Click Browse if you want to change the filename and the location where this company file will be saved then click Next to continue.

6. Select the conversion level then click Next.

7. Set the preference that you want then click Next.

8. This will give you the selections you've made from the previous windows. If you need to change anything, click the Back button or if you're satisfied go ahead and click Start.

9. The conversion might take some time depending on how much data is being converted. Once the conversion is done, it will give you a summary of what was converted and not converted. Click Finish.

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