New Features:

• Student Blog: A student blog will be provided to get students talking about QuickBooks, search and research jobs, ask questions, and locate various ideas that relates to the software or the course.
• Educational Blog: The educator's blog will provide instructors a forum to share teaching ideas, general ideas, frustrations, and a wish list on what we can provide as a publisher with other educators.
• Podcasts: Screen cam type podcasts will get students learning and reviewing the basic concepts of QuickBooks. Students will be able to spend time out of class by following step-by-step podcasts on different concepts that need reviewing from class.
• Troubleshooting Guide: With every technology there is always installation and registration problems in the beginning of the semester. Other technology problems might also occur throughout the semester. This new edition will provide a thorough problem solving guide to all problems that might happen with the software during the entire semester. Students and instructors will be able to use the troubleshooting guide to solve their frustrations with the software.
• QuickBooks with Mac Guide: This new guide provides the differences between QuickBooks on a PC and on a Mac. Mac users will not be left out on all the resources provided with the QuickBooks software.
• Supplemental Packet: Instructors who are using this text with their Intermediate Accounting text will be able to access an engaging supplement that integrates Intermediate Accounting fundamentals into your QuickBooks course. Instructors will have extensive coverage of Intermediate Accounting concepts.
• Expanded OLC: The Online Learning Center has been expanded with robust resources for both instructors and students. This expansion will generate increased learning to the student and different ways of teaching the software for the instructor.

Retained Features:

• QuickBooks 2010 software: The software will still be packaged free with the text. The software will be available for use for 140 days of use.
• Student data files: Student data files are included on a CD with the textbook. Feedback from students and instructors has allowed us to craft this change which will make this an easier process to plug into the software. Data files will still be on the book Website but it is much easier to download the files from the CD.
• QuickBooks Coach: QuickBooks Coach walks students through the tasks, step by step, in the order in which the task should be completed.
• Quick Guide: The Quick Guide at the back of the book provides a convenient summary of QuickBooks' major functions. This helps to make Computer Accounting with QuickBooks Pro a reference work as well as a tutorial, ensuring that students will continue to draw value from the book long after the course is over.
• QuickBooks in Action: This feature is an authentic hands-on project where students get the real world experience of consulting with QuickBooks.
• Electronic Deliverables: Consistent with sustainability initiatives on many college campuses, students and professors can choose from three options for electronic deliverables instead of paper printouts.
• The Paint Palette Company: The Paint Palette Company is an integrated case used throughout the second half of the book wherein the student assumes the role of small business owner. The company starts out as a sole proprietorship, then grows and becomes a merchandising corporation. This building block approach is used to gradually introduce students to new concepts, while maintaining the continuity and interest in the company.
• Comprehensive projects: Section contains comprehensive projects in each chapter that review concepts and provide students practice in setting up businesses.
• Hands-On Exam: The Hands-On Exam is a lab-based exam in which students go through the process of setting up a company in QuickBooks. The exam is brief enough to be administered quickly and with minimal prep time.
• Abundant end-of-chapter material: Abundant end-of-chapter material continues with the student in the role of accountant by providing additional assignments from the president of the company. These assignments range from entering transactions to generating complex reports and financial statements. Internet assignments in each chapter connect to websites with useful information for small business accounting.
• Online courses: This text is designed with online courses in mind, and Donna Ulmer provides specific advice for teaching in online settings on the Instructor's Resource CD.
• Screen shots: Screen shots highlight important chapter material which makes it easy for students to learn at their computer, and also to study and review concepts away from a computer.
• Annotated illustrations: Annotated illustrations make it easier for students to follow the text and understand what they need to do.