There are TONS of tutorials for Windows and hardly ANY for Mac

bigalwood

How on earth am I supposed to learn how to use this system? I've just purchased the Home Business one and it looks the exact same as my personal one. What do I do now? How do I add my rental properties? How do I enter the transactions so they can be separated out in the reports, etc? I've looked, and I can't find anything helpful.

jacobs

@bigalwood  There is actually not a different Home and Business version for the Mac; there is just one version of the software. Think of Starter, Deluxe, Premier, and Home & Business as different levels of a subscription, and each higher level unlocks additional features.

On the Mac, the features don't change above Deluxe; Premier adds only Bill Pay and priority for phone support, and Home & Business adds nothing. (See this comparison chart on the Quicken website to confirm this.)

On Windows, the features do change at each level. (As shown in this comparison chart.) 

If you just purchased a Home & Business to use on a Mac, you should follow the steps to get a refund within 30 days of purchase, and make a new purchase of either Deluxe or Premier. (It's possible if you contact Quicken Support, they can make this change in one step, moving you to the lower-level and refunding the difference in price.)

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That said, you're partially right that there isn't a great single tutorial for new users to Quicken Mac. But there actually is a lot of information available spread across multiple locations. Additionally, if you're new to Quicken Mac, they now offer a one-on-one web session to help new users get started: visit this page to sign up. 

This is a good resource on the Quicken website for learning Quicken Mac:
https://tech-content.quicken.com/QuickenforMacQuickStart/story.html

Also, don't overlook Quicken Help built into Quicken Mac. It's pretty bare bones, but it covers a lot of the basics of how to do things in Quicken Mac. 

Here's another resource on Quicken's site:
https://www.quicken.com/quicken-tips

Quicken also has a number of videos on core features of Quicken Mac:
https://www.quicken.com/support/quicken-video-university-mac#osx

Here's a list of links to training material put together by a fellow use. (Don't be put off that it references Quicken 2016; much of the basics of Quicken are unchanged from that version, and some of the links are updated to newer versions):
https://community.quicken.com/discussion/7308565/quicken-mac-faq-where-to-find-a-help-guide-for-2016-onward

jacobs

@bigalwood  There is actually not a different Home and Business version for the Mac; there is just one version of the software. Think of Starter, Deluxe, Premier, and Home & Business as different levels of a subscription, and each higher level unlocks additional features.

On the Mac, the features don't change above Deluxe; Premier adds only Bill Pay and priority for phone support, and Home & Business adds nothing. (See this comparison chart on the Quicken website to confirm this.)

On Windows, the features do change at each level. (As shown in this comparison chart.) 

If you just purchased a Home & Business to use on a Mac, you should follow the steps to get a refund within 30 days of purchase, and make a new purchase of either Deluxe or Premier. (It's possible if you contact Quicken Support, they can make this change in one step, moving you to the lower-level and refunding the difference in price.)

-------------

That said, you're partially right that there isn't a great single tutorial for new users to Quicken Mac. But there actually is a lot of information available spread across multiple locations. Additionally, if you're new to Quicken Mac, they now offer a one-on-one web session to help new users get started: visit this page to sign up. 

This is a good resource on the Quicken website for learning Quicken Mac:
https://tech-content.quicken.com/QuickenforMacQuickStart/story.html

Also, don't overlook Quicken Help built into Quicken Mac. It's pretty bare bones, but it covers a lot of the basics of how to do things in Quicken Mac. 

Here's another resource on Quicken's site:
https://www.quicken.com/quicken-tips

Quicken also has a number of videos on core features of Quicken Mac:
https://www.quicken.com/support/quicken-video-university-mac#osx

Here's a list of links to training material put together by a fellow use. (Don't be put off that it references Quicken 2016; much of the basics of Quicken are unchanged from that version, and some of the links are updated to newer versions):
https://community.quicken.com/discussion/7308565/quicken-mac-faq-where-to-find-a-help-guide-for-2016-onward