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Viewing / reporting QB from additional PC Chuck 04-08-2008
Posted by Chuck on April 8, 2008, 11:34 am
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Sorry, newbie question.

Small-office client has one PC running QuickBooks 2006 Professional Services
on the bookkeeper's desk. Company owner wants ability to look at the
company's books and maybe run some reports from her own PC, but doesn't want
the expense of a second full-blown QB installation.

Does QB (or anyone) make a "viewer" program in a similar vein to the free
PowerPoint viewer Microsoft makes available? Something with which a person
can look but not change the main QB file? Doesn't have to be free tho.

Thanks.



Posted by Laura on April 8, 2008, 12:25 pm
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> Sorry, newbie question.
>
> Small-office client has one PC running QuickBooks 2006 Professional
> Services on the bookkeeper's desk. Company owner wants ability to look at
> the company's books and maybe run some reports from her own PC, but
> doesn't want the expense of a second full-blown QB installation.
>
> Does QB (or anyone) make a "viewer" program in a similar vein to the free
> PowerPoint viewer Microsoft makes available? Something with which a
> person can look but not change the main QB file? Doesn't have to be free
> tho.
>
> Thanks.

No QB viewer program that I know of. But an alternative would be to get
something like LogMeIn or GoToMyPC so that the owner can connect to the
Bookkeeper's desk to run the reports. This only works when the bookkeeper is
not at their desk.

It might be better if the owner asks the bookkeeper for the reports she
needs. Mysterious changes always happen when a non-bookkeeper has access to
the company books.


Posted by Haskel LaPort on April 8, 2008, 12:46 pm
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>> Sorry, newbie question.
>>
>> Small-office client has one PC running QuickBooks 2006 Professional
>> Services on the bookkeeper's desk. Company owner wants ability to look
>> at the company's books and maybe run some reports from her own PC, but
>> doesn't want the expense of a second full-blown QB installation.
>>
>> Does QB (or anyone) make a "viewer" program in a similar vein to the free
>> PowerPoint viewer Microsoft makes available? Something with which a
>> person can look but not change the main QB file? Doesn't have to be free
>> tho.
>>
>> Thanks.
>
> No QB viewer program that I know of. But an alternative would be to get
> something like LogMeIn or GoToMyPC so that the owner can connect to the
> Bookkeeper's desk to run the reports. This only works when the bookkeeper
> is not at their desk.

Not true, the bookkeeper can be at his or her desk. Will not work if said
bookkeeper is picking their nose.


>
> It might be better if the owner asks the bookkeeper for the reports she
> needs. Mysterious changes always happen when a non-bookkeeper has access
> to the company books.

Sure tell the owner they are stupid, great advice.



>


Posted by Laura on April 8, 2008, 1:17 pm
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>
>>> Sorry, newbie question.
>>>
>>> Small-office client has one PC running QuickBooks 2006 Professional
>>> Services on the bookkeeper's desk. Company owner wants ability to look
>>> at the company's books and maybe run some reports from her own PC, but
>>> doesn't want the expense of a second full-blown QB installation.
>>>
>>> Does QB (or anyone) make a "viewer" program in a similar vein to the
>>> free PowerPoint viewer Microsoft makes available? Something with which
>>> a person can look but not change the main QB file? Doesn't have to be
>>> free tho.
>>>
>>> Thanks.
>>
>> No QB viewer program that I know of. But an alternative would be to get
>> something like LogMeIn or GoToMyPC so that the owner can connect to the
>> Bookkeeper's desk to run the reports. This only works when the bookkeeper
>> is not at their desk.
>
> Not true, the bookkeeper can be at his or her desk. Will not work if said
> bookkeeper is picking their nose.

Yeah right. Have the owner just connect to the bookkeepers computer anytime
she wants and takes over the computer. Better yet have the owner log in and
scare the sh*t out of the bookkeeper when the mouse suddenly starts moving.

>
>>
>> It might be better if the owner asks the bookkeeper for the reports she
>> needs. Mysterious changes always happen when a non-bookkeeper has access
>> to the company books.
>
> Sure tell the owner they are stupid, great advice.

Yup. No problem. Gotta do it with tact but it does work.


Posted by Jesse on April 11, 2008, 11:21 pm
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Chuck wrote:
> Sorry, newbie question.
>

Install QB on owners PC..don't register.

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