The programs have matured so much over the years that the Home Page was beginning to get crowded and a bit claustrophobic. Intuit completely revamped its software’s user interfaces in the 2013 versions. We’ll look at the differences here so you can learn to use QuickBooks’ options. But QuickBooks Online provides more of a true dashboard. They also provide “Snapshots” of different sections of the programs. QuickBooks Pro and Premier offer more flexibility in terms of where the program opens than does QuickBooks Online. QuickBooks Online and the desktop versions have very different Home Pages. People generally consider this their Home Page. The word just refers to kind of a home base, a screen or page you can turn to when you want an overview of whatever information you’re creating and tracking. You may have run across the term “dashboard” as you work with your computer applications. What do you see when you first run QuickBooks? Does it help you start the day?
