Accessing the QBO Advanced test drive account

To demonstrate the key concepts outlined in the introduction to this chapter, we will use the QBO Advanced test drive account. This account includes data for Craig’s Design and Landscaping Services, a fictitious business. There are a couple of ways in which you can access the test drive account. You can log in to your existing QBO account, click the Help icon, and type test drive in the search field. The second way to access the test drive account is to paste the URL into a new web browser page. Copy the URL in step 4 and bookmark it for next time.

Follow these steps to access the QBO Advanced test drive account:

1. Log in to your existing QBO account.
2. Click on the Help icon located in the upper-right corner of the home page, as indicated here:

   

   Figure 2.1: The Help icon

3. In the QB Assistant pane that pops up, click the test drive button as indicated by the first arrow in the figure below. If...