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QuickBooks Online For Dummies, 2026 Edition, 10th Edition
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QuickBooks Online For Dummies, 2026 Edition, 10th Edition

by David H. Ringstrom
November 2025
Beginner
400 pages
8h 16m
English
For Dummies
Content preview from QuickBooks Online For Dummies, 2026 Edition, 10th Edition

Chapter 13

Mastering the Admin Tools in QuickBooks Advanced

IN THIS CHAPTER

Bullet Installing the QuickBooks Online Advanced desktop app

Bullet Backing up and restoring your company data with Online Backup & Restore

Bullet Exporting data to a personal cloud archive in Google Drive

Bullet Customizing and maintaining user roles and permissions

In this chapter, I cover features exclusive to QuickBooks Online Advanced, starting with the desktop app, which offers several advantages over a web browser. From there I walk through backing up and restoring your company’s data — because while Intuit stakes its reputation on everyone’s accounting data in the cloud, you can never have too many backups. I wrap up the chapter by showing how you can customize user access to features and reports, including limiting by location in certain cases.

Installing the Desktop App

The QuickBooks Online desktop app is an option you can install on your Windows or macOS computer. It’s not related to QuickBooks Desktop Enterprise, Intuit’s separate, traditional accounting software. The desktop app gives Advanced and Accountant users ...

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ISBN: 9781394367177