Quicken (and all of it's unanswered secrets)?

Question

I couldn't find any tutorials so here goes nothing. If you can help with any of these questions. I'd be better off

- Why does Quicken balance my accounts 2x for one transfer? For example, if I transfer $2 from Checking to Savings, my Checking will show a Transfer for $2 and a withdrawal from Savings for $2. How do I fix?

- So let's say my account balance goes astray from it's actual balance. How do I reconcile or download my bank statement into Quicken rather than put a fake adjustment in?

- Where can I find tutorials on using Quicken? All the software came with is how to pay off debt.

Answer 1

- Quicken will make an entry for both accounts because that is what you have told it to do.  If you select 'txfr' (or whatever the actual symbol is in the register) then you'll have to pick another account within quicken to record the transfer.  If you rather record the transfer manually within both accounts, be sure not to select 'txfr' when entering the transaction(s).

- make sure when you downloading your transactions from the bank website that you're are downloading transactions for all dates since your last download.  In some cases (like with citibank credit cards) you'll have to select the previous bank statement and then select download to ensure that you've captured all transactions since your last download.  You'll have to do the same for "unbilled" activity.  Otherwise, there is no other way to avoid the adjustment unless you manually enter what the charges are related to.

- You can search Amazon.com or Ebay for Quicken for Dummies books that may provide a few pointers for you.  Once you become more familiar with Quicken, you'll realize what a great tool it is.

Good luck!