Quicken 2017: The Official Guide

The book is clearly laid out in chapters that cover the various operations in Quicken 2017. I like the suggestions boxes - very useful. It covers most, but not all, of the features of the version of Quicken that we use (Home & Business). It would be great if they would create this book, as is - with additional chapters on things included in specific packages, and, specifically, things that are included in the industry-specific Business packages. As is frequently the case with Quicken - you're on your own.

The Book was excellent, a little confusion at first, but by using the index it was easier to solve problems that I was having. Would recommend to everyone good reference book.

This is an excellent guide. Being new to Quicken I'm very glad I bought this book. I still needed to turn to online help for many issues, but the guide helps a lot to understand the organizational structure of Quicken. If you only have one checking account, a couple credit cards and a few bills to pay each month, you don't need this book. However if you intend to take advantage of the many other features of Quicken, then this guide is essential. A few criticisms - the businesses and rental property modules aren't covered, and I don't think there is a version of the guide that does. A chapter on each of these would be a nice addition. Also I found the discussion of the different online connection methods to be a little disjointed. While the explanations are good, the discussion mixes all three methods making it somewhat confusing to follow. It would be clearer if there was a separate section limited to each method. All in all this book helps significantly in settling up Quicken.

I can not rate it because I received the wrong book TWICE....after the second mistake I justed returned it for a refund....too bad ..,I really needed that book to help with updated software I already bought...

I use Money Plus, and Quicken hasn’t quite reached that level of refinement yet

I've used Quicken for years. After my credit union upgraded their banking software, including no longer connecting to quicken, I was not a happy customer. I tried other software but none was satisfactory for me. When my credit union finally reestablished the connection I found my accounts were an absolute mess. My son had purchased the 2016 book and found it invaluable. After discussing what he has been able to do I purchased this one. Not only do I have a better understanding of how quicken works I have expanded how I use it to include the some of the planning functions, tracking our mortgage/other debt etc., and I'm not done yet.

Great reference book to learn about Quicken. Much better than trying to get through online help from Quicken and you can go right to the areas in question and find out how to use this program.

This book is confusing at best. It needs some simple pictures and a few more references in the index. All I wanted to do was to print an itemized report and I'm still trying to find out how to do it!!! I feel as if I wasted my money and I'm still trouble shooting on my own.

good Book .

For what it is, this book is very thorough and a complete reference for those using Quicken. This book will take you quite far in terms of getting set-up and running your finances in Quicken. Unfortunately, only 4 stars because (given that this is the self-proclaimed "Official Guide" - although I am not sure it is endorsed by Quicken), because 1.... Quicken Version 2018 is in the market (I bought this version), but there is no 2018 guide, so I was forced to buy the guide for the previous version (2017). The 2018 guide will only be published in May 2018. 2..... The guide is only available for Windows version and not the Mac OSX version (although very similar to Mac), 3..... The guide only covers U.S. functionality and not that of the Canadian version. In retrospect, more of these comments are leveled at the makers of Quicken, who provide no truen "Official Guide" more than at the Authors of the book, who have generally done a good job in putting together an informative, well-organized book.

Good manual but a little complicated for less than tech savvy users especially for Mac users