4. Importing Data

WHAT YOU’LL LEARN

  • How to Import Data From
  • Intuit QuickBooks
  • Microsoft Money
  • Microsoft Excel
  • Microsoft Access
  • Comma-Separated Values File
  • Other Sources

If your company had a previous accounting system, you might want to import the data from the old accounting system into Express.

Intuit QuickBooks Import

Move your company accounting data from QuickBooks to Express. Import only one company at a time.

To import data from QuickBooks, do the following:

1. Click the File menu, and then click Close Company. The company closes and the Welcome window opens.

2. As seen in Figure 4.1, click Import Data from QuickBooks. A warning window opens telling you that more data will be imported than you can see in Express—sales orders, purchase ...

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