How to Setup Mail in QuickBooks Desktop Pro?
QuickBooks is one of the most advanced accounting solutions
which is known for its varied functionalities and easy to use tools. With the
increasing accounting needs, limited resources and time, this accounting
solution is doing wonders for most of the small and medium- sized businesses.
There are various advantages offered by QuickBooks and by
utilizing these advantages in a precise manner, you can easily increase the
potential of the software by a mile.
In the long list of QuickBooks’s features, sending email
within from QB is another advantage. So in this blog post, we will look at the
detailed and How
to Setup Mail in QuickBooks Desktop Pro?
Different Email Options
Several versions of QB don’t support all the three options
of emailing and even if you have a version which supports all the three
emailing options then you might not see them on particular installation, in
case of desktop version.
Outlook: It is only available when you have it
installed on your computer but sometime there are issues with Windows registry
which prevents it from showing as an emailing option and because of its high
degree of control it is the most preferred way of emailing.
QuickBooks E-mail: This option of emailing is the
least favorite among users because they do not offer the best features. Also,
this service is available only if you are paying for other services of QB.
Web mail: It
was brought in 2011 and it allows you to connect with Gmail, Yahoo, or even
through your own web-based email service.
Setting up email services
Outlook:
1. Make a new Outlook email profile and if you already using
Outlook email service then move on to the next step
2. Gather information to setup Outlook as your Email client
Tip- You can
contact your Internet Service Provider for the following information
- Password
- Username
- Incoming email server address
- Outgoing email server address
- Incoming email server type
3. Now setup Outlook in QuickBooks
4. From the Edit menu, Select Preference and choose Send
Forms
Web Mail
For a hassle-free connection to your email provider, you can
use secure webmail. Follow the below-mentioned steps to setup Webmail in
QuickBooks.
1. In the QuickBooks edit menu, choose Preference and
then click on Send Forms
2. Now choose Web mail option and then on Add button
3. From the drop-down list, choose your provider, like
Gmail, Yahoo, etc. and then enter your email address
4. Make sure that the Enhanced Security checkbox is
marked
5. Then click on Ok
6. When it is prompted, Sign in to Intuit Account. You
should also know that the email address which you are using may not be the same
as the one you are connecting to QuickBooks
7. Now the display page of your webmail provider will
appear on the screen
8. Finally, sign in and grant access to Intuit
Setup regular Web mail
The Internet Service Provider decides the web mail servers.
QB automatically fills out the information for the most common service
provider.
1. Select Preference and then click on Send Forms in the
QuickBooks Edit Menu
2. Now, choose Web Mail and click on Add button
3. Enter your email address and choose your service
provider
4. Finally, click on Ok
Email
setup in QuickBooks allows you to send email from within from the
software and it also reduces the hassle of sending emails from browser after
saving invoices from QB. So, follow the above-mentioned steps and setup email
within QuickBooks.
Source: https://sites.google.com/view/commonquickbooksissues/blogs/setup-mail-in-quickbooks-desktop-pro
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