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How to open secondary company files in QuickBooks?

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Lillian Martin
How to open secondary company files in QuickBooks?

Are you looking for the process to open two company files at the same time in QuickBooks? If yes, then this post will answer all your queries. With QuickBooks Accountant or QuickBooks Desktop Enterprise, you can have 2 company files open in 2 different versions of QuickBooks Desktop. When working with 2 company files, the first opened file is labeled Primary and the second opened file is labeled Secondary. If you close the Primary company file, the Secondary becomes the Primary file. To learn more about this, make sure to read this post till the end.

Note that there are 3 ways to open and use a Secondary file in QuickBooks. While the first company file is open:

·        Double-click the second company file's name.

·        Double-click the QuickBooks icon.

·        Go to the File menu, then select Open Second Company.

Area

Restriction

Accountant Menu

Manage Fixed Assets

QuickBooks Statement Writer

Export Balances to Lacerte Tax

Export Balances to Pro Series tax

QuickBooks Services

Add any QuickBooks Add-ons

App Center

Install Intuit Partner Platform (IPP) applications

Intuit Data Sync (IDS)

Set up, reset, or sync data

Internet Connection Setup

Set up an internet connection from the Windows Control Panel

Registration and Licensing

Register QuickBooks, sync license, change license, unlock to Premier, and add seats

SDK Applications

Any application that uses the QuickBooks Software Development Kit (SDK) to connect to QuickBooks

Tax Product Integration

Integrate with TurboTax, Lacerte, or Pro Series

Update QuickBooks Desktop

Download an update to QuickBooks. If Automatic Download is on, the updates will be downloaded but not installed until you exit from both files.


See Also: QuickBooks Error Code C=1304


We end this post right here with the hope that the information shared in above might be of some help in opening two different company files. However, if there is any query or if you need any sort of assistance, then in that case, connect with our QuickBooks premier support team at +1-888-351-0999 and we will provide you with immediate support services. We are a team of certified QuickBooks professionals who work round the clock in providing immediate support services.


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