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Release 3 of QuickBooks 2008 for Windows - All Editions

This document summarizes changes and improvements made in Release 3 of all editions of QuickBooks 2008 for Windows. Release 3 includes all changes that have been made to your QuickBooks 2008 software since it was first released.

What's important about Release 3?

The Release 3 update contains changes to QuickBooks functionality.

Please review the Summary of Release 3 Changes below for more information

Installing Release 3

To update your QuickBooks program with the Release 3 changes, close QuickBooks and reopen QuickBooks. At the prompt to install the update now, answer "Yes." The update process may take several minutes. (If you choose not to update when you open QuickBooks, the message will appear each time you open QuickBooks until the update is completed.) After completing the update, we recommend that you restart your computer.

Installing Release 3 in a Multi-User Environment

If you use QuickBooks in multi-user mode, Intuit strongly recommends installing the product release on each computer using QuickBooks. After downloading the product release to your specified shared file location, you will be prompted when you open QuickBooks to install on each computer that shares the data file. For more information on sharing updates in a multi user environment, choose Update QuickBooks from the Help menu, click Help in the Update QuickBooks window, and then select the help topic link titled Sharing updates in a multi-user environment.

Summary of Release 3 Changes

The following list summarizes all changes or improvements made in Release 3:

 
Accountant's Copy

Reconciliations are no longer rolled back when accountant's changes are imported if the following 2 conditions are met: 1) client has not reconciled any transactions dated before the accountant's copy dividing date 2) the accountant has not reconciled or unreconciled any accounts. (R3)

QuickBooks now displays a correct change report when both the client and the accountant create similar accounts. (R3)

QuickBooks no longer displays a severe error when converting a .QBX file to a .QBA file. (R3)

QuickBooks no longer displays an error when the accountant changes an employee name to the same name of a new employee that the client adds to the file before importing the accountant's changes. (R3)

QuickBooks now appropriately modifies the "Print on Check As" field when an edited employee is imported from the accountant's changes. (R3)

QuickBooks no longer displays unexpected error messages when importing accoutant changes that conflict with client changes. (R3)

Accounts Receivable

The columns on the receive payments window are no longer resized each time a discount or credit is applied. (R3)

The columns on the receive payments window are no longer resized after clicking the Previous button while using Term discounts. (R3)

Backup & Restore

QuickBooks now displays an updated list of help topics for each screen of the backup wizard. (R3)

Database

QuickBooks Database Server Utility now correctly displays the amount of RAM on the system tab when running Windows Vista 64 bit. (R3)

File Operations

QuickBooks will no longer create sub-accounts that have a different account type than the parent account during IIF import. (R3)

QuickBooks now requires that a backup of the company file be created before data can be imported. (R3)

QuickBooks no longer displays an Unexpected Error when importing lists from older QuickBooks products using the .IIF formant. (R3)

The import of an accountant's copy containing a modified item no longer fails if the client changed the type of the item. (R3)

City, State and ZIP fields in the Excel file are no longer getting concatenated in the City field in QuickBooks when imported. (R3)

The Export To Lacerte Tax menu option is now available when supported Lacerte Tax programs are also installed. (R3)

QuickBooks 2008 will now update files from prior versions when there were links to the PO list in the icon bar. (R3)

QuickBooks will now convert Quicken 2008 R2 and R3 files. (R3)

QuickBooks can now update QuickPayroll files. (R3)

Form Templates

Clicking the Default button on a template in QuickBooks Simple Start no longer changes the layout to be unusable. (R3)

The layout has been corrected in the Additional Customization screen for form templates. (R3)

Simple Start now correctly places logos added to customized forms. (R3)

Duplicate form templates can now be fixed by running a rebuild on the QuickBooks Company file. (R3)

Google Marketing Tools

The Maps and Directions feature now uses the QuickBooks company address instead of the legal address when plotting directions. (R3)

Help

The help feedback window now completely closes when the feedback session is cancelled. (R3)

New help topics have been added for the time tracker. (R3)

Help topics have been updated to include more detailed information about importing data. (R3)

QuickBooks no longer incorrectly displays a horizontal scroll bar while viewing some help topics. (R3)

QuickBooks no longer displays "Page Cannot Be Displayed" message when following select blue links. (R3)

QuickBooks Non-Profit edition now displays the Non-Profit Tutorial when clicking the "What can QuickBooks do for You?" link. (R3)

The Online Banking Center now shows related help topics. (R3)

The help topic for the (-6123, 0) error has been updated. (R3)

Simple Start help no longer incorrectly suggests that the quickmath calculator can be used in the paycheck detail screen. (R3)

Payroll help topics have been updated with improved answers based on customer feedback. (R3)

The QuickBooks Help has been updated to display updated payroll service tiers. (R3)

The QuickBooks Help has been update to reflect new product enhancements. (R3)

The QuickBooks Help links have been updated. (R3)

QuickBooks Efile and Pay Together help topics and links have been updated. (R3)

Intuit Business Connect

Intuit Business Connect will no longer prevent the QuickBooks company file from being closed when in the process of cancelling. (R3)

Webconnector popup no longer displays an unnecessary pop-up screen. (R3)

Intuit Business Connect will now allow connection from multiple computers usnig the same QuickBooks company file. (R3)

Inventory

QuickBooks now correctly adds the class (including on reports) when making an inventory adjustment that includes a new class. (R3)

QuickBooks now correctly handles price changes in company files that were updated from prior versions. (R3)

Invoices

QuickBooks no longer displays an incorrect message that "...you have no items..." when using billable time and costs on an invoice without choosing a markup account. The message now correctly states that you must choose a markup account. (R3)

Payroll

QuickBooks now displays the existing Disk Delivery Key in the Manage Service Key window. (R3)

Disk Delivery customers can now maintain their payroll subscription online. (R3)

QuickBooks now correctly handles employees with a single letter last name when creating W-2/W-3 forms. (R3)

The Pay Scheduled Liabilities display order has been changed to match the order in QuickBooks 2008. (R3)

QuickBooks no longer pauses during the pay employees workflow if the payroll bank account is changed to a different type of account. (R3)

QuickBooks now has a preference that will allow Sick and Vacation hours paid or Overtime hours paid to not accrue Vacation. The preference is on the Company Preferences Tab of the Payroll & Employees preference screen. Click the Sick and Vacation button. (R3)

Performance

QuickBooks now prints statements much faster. (R3)

The QuickBooks program will now open faster. (R3)

The QuickBooks MAPI mail feature should no longer experience delays when sending forms. (R3)

Printing

QuickBooks PDF files no longer use symbols that cannot be displayed by Adobe Acrobat Reader. (R3)

Forms printed to PDF no longer omit boxes when the printer setup shows Preprinted Forms. (R3)

QuickBooks no longer displays a "Server Busy" message after sending a transaction using Outlook. (R3)

QuickBooks Error Reporting

QuickBooks no longer displays Crash Error Code 28579. (R3)

QuickBooks no longer displays error code 1997687157. (R3)

QuickBooks no longer displays error code 1474727731. (R3)

QuickBooks no longer displays error code 0000197916. (R3)

QuickBooks no longer displays error code 4269483. (R3)

QuickBooks no longer displays error code 1370067908. (R3)

QuickBooks no longer displays error code 1152870. (R3)

QuickBooks Merchant Services

The Open Authoizations report no longer shows Sales Orders and Estimates. (R3)

QuickBooks Online Banking

QuickBooks Online Banking now allows special characters to be used in Passwords, account number and User ID fields. (R3)

QuickBooks no longer displays a "service information could not be obtained" warning when selecting a Financial Institution from the Participating Financial Institutions list and clicking the Apply button. (R3)

QuickBooks now displays correct special instructions for all banks on the Financial Institutions list. (R3)

QuickBooks now displays the bank logos correctly when going forward and back in the Online Banking setup wizard. (R3)

QuickBooks will no longer display duplicates of the bank's messages when using both Online Banking and Online Bill Payment. (R3)

QuickBooks will now use the account information feature from more Financial Institutions. (R3)

QuickBooks Online Banking new account setup can now be completed when there is a PIN change required. (R3)

QuickBooks Online Billing

The email preference is now automatically set to "QuickBooks Email" for customers who were using QuickBooks Online Billing in earlier versions. (R3)

QuickBooks Time Tracker

Online timesheets can now be viewed by a user with access to all areas of QuickBooks except "change or delete transactions". (R3)

QuickBooks help has been updated to include more information about the QuickBooks Time Tracking service. (R3)

SDK

SDK requests to build inventory assembly items now create pending builds when there is not sufficient quantity to complete the build. This includes builds originated in Velocity. (R3)

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