Improved features and functionality help students better understand accounting concepts New - Additions and enhancements to the text include: Instructions for downloading QuickBooks® Desktop 2018 from Intuit's website Educational Trial Version of the program Use of complex passwords to protect data Use Enhanced Search features including: Smart Search Amount Range Search Search by Customer and Vendor Type Search in Chart of Accounts Add additional information to Employees including: Marital Status US Citizen Ethnicity Disability Password Vault Use of more secure Webmail and e-invoicing Real-world experience as students learn to apply accounting concepts in the text and online software Step-by-step tutorial-style training helps students develop confidence in recording business transactions for service and inventory businesses -- from simple to complex -- that simulate real-world occurrences. The Intuit's Test Drive Company helps students drill, practice, and explore transaction analysis and entry. Extensive assignment material is available to instructors to test students' knowledge. QuickBooks ® screenshots, completed transactions, and reports help students visually conceptualize accounting concepts. An innovative approach for learning how to use QuickBooks ® Online Plus to run a business After thorough instruction and usage of QuickBooks Online Plus within the text, students should be able to transition from training to using the program in an actual business. Throughout the text, the emphasis has been placed on the use of QuickBooks Online Plus' innovative approach to recording accounting transactions based on a business form rather than using the traditional journal format. This approach has been correlated to traditional accounting through adjusting entries, end-of-period procedures, and use of the behind-the-scenes journal. QuickBooks ® Desktop 2018: A Complete Course lets students download the software and use it at their convenience.