Converting QBOnline files is not difficult. In Part One of this article you learned how to use the Export Interview function to change Lists and Transactions to a desktop version. This article explains how to convert Lists. Just follow the instructions below and you’ll learn how to convert a company file to a desktop version of QuickBooks Pro, QuickBooks Enterprise Solutions, or QuickBooks Premier.
You’ll have to log in as the QB Administrator when converting QBOnline files. Open both the QuickBooks Online Edition (QBOE) and QuickBooks Desktop and keep both open during the whole process, otherwise you will have to begin again.
To proceed with the conversion:
a) Click through to QuickBooks Online and log in.
b) Choose “Company” and click on “Export Your Data.”
c) Choose “Export Interview” in the “Help Topics” screen. The QBOE window should open.
a) Choose “File” and then “Open or Restore Company.”
b) Choose “Open a company file” and then “Next.”
c) Go to the location where you saved the company file, choose it, and click “Open.”
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