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• 'QuickFill' transactions. (Only for bills, checks, and credit card charges.)
o On: When you enter a name, QuickBooks automatically completes the transaction by filling in what you
entered in the last transaction of that type for that person.
o Off: QuickBooks does not complete transactions automatically. You still have the ability to use a
transaction from the Memorized Transaction list, however.
• Warn when deleting a transaction or unused list item.
o On: QuickBooks displays a warning message when you try to delete a transaction or a list item not currently
in use.
o Off: QuickBooks deletes the transaction or list item without a warning.
• Warn when editing a transaction. When you edit a transaction,
o On: QuickBooks asks you if you want to record the changes.
o Off: If the transaction isn't linked to another transaction, QuickBooks automatically records your changes.
If the transaction is linked to other transactions, QuickBooks asks you if you want to record the changes.
• Play a sound when recording a transaction. When on, a sound plays when you record a transaction.
• Sort employee list by first or last name. Sorts the employee list by either first or last name.
• Time format. Set the format for time you enter.
o Show decimal hours. Enter time using fractions of an hour. For example, "11 hours and 15 minutes" would
be entered as 11.25.
o Show hours and minutes. Enter time using the hours:minutes format. For example, "11 hours and 15
minutes" would be 11.5.
Feedback preferences
Feedback preferences determine whether you share QuickBooks usage data with Intuit.
1 Choose QuickBooks > Preferences.
2 On the Preferences pane, select Feedback.
3 Click the Enable sending usage data to Intuit checkbox. The preference is enabled by default.
4 Close the Preferences window.
From this pane you can also follow a link to the QuickBooks for Mac online forum and/or to an online form for
submitting feedback.
Finance Charges preferences
Financial Charges preferences determine how QuickBooks applies charges to overdue customer balances for the
current company file.