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Crystalynn Shelton
Crystalynn Shelton
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Crystalynn Shelton

Crystalynn Shelton is a licensed CPA and small business advisor specializing in financial accounting software training, coaching, and consulting. She has written two Amazon Bestsellers, Mastering QuickBooks 2020 and Mastering QuickBooks 2021. In addition to having experience as a small business owner, she has more than 20 years' experience in providing accountancy consultancy in the entertainment, oil and gas, education, and computer technology fields. Crystalynn is an Advanced Certified QuickBooks ProAdvisor and has taught accounting, bookkeeping, and QuickBooks courses for the last 12 years at the University of California at Los Angeles Extension. When she is not in the classroom, Crystalynn enjoys trying new restaurants and curling up with a good book!
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Converting QuickBooks Desktop data to QBO

Now that you are familiar with most of the limitations of converting data from QBD to QBO, we will walk through the steps for doing this. There are seven primary steps involved with converting data from QBD to QBO:

  1. Checking the target count
  2. Creating a QuickBooks Online account
  3. Backing up your QuickBooks Desktop file
  4. Checking for updates
  5. Running the QuickBooks Desktop conversion tool
  6. Logging in to QuickBooks Online
  7. Verifying that all of your data was converted

Let’s take a look at each of these steps, one by one.

Checking the target count

In order to convert your Desktop data to Online, your target count must not exceed 750,000.

To check your target count, open your QuickBooks file. From the home page, press Ctrl + 1 on your keyboard, which will open the Product Information screen. On this screen, you will find your product license number, the location of your company...

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Crystalynn Shelton

Crystalynn Shelton is a licensed CPA and small business advisor specializing in financial accounting software training, coaching, and consulting. She has written two Amazon Bestsellers, Mastering QuickBooks 2020 and Mastering QuickBooks 2021. In addition to having experience as a small business owner, she has more than 20 years' experience in providing accountancy consultancy in the entertainment, oil and gas, education, and computer technology fields. Crystalynn is an Advanced Certified QuickBooks ProAdvisor and has taught accounting, bookkeeping, and QuickBooks courses for the last 12 years at the University of California at Los Angeles Extension. When she is not in the classroom, Crystalynn enjoys trying new restaurants and curling up with a good book!
Read more about Crystalynn Shelton