Timbre Software, Inc.
Solstice E-Tips Newsletter
October 2004

Greetings,

Welcome to the second edition of the Solstice E-Tips Newsletter. We hope you found some useful information and tips in the first issue. Now that we've worked through all the technical details of sending out the newsletter, we're looking forward to regularly providing you with news and info relevant to your use of QuickBooks, Pocket PC's, and Solstice.

If you have any suggestions, ideas, or feedback on the Solstice E-Tips newsletter, we'd love to hear from you.

In This Edition:
  • Solstice 3.5
  • Save Time with QuickBooks Keyboard Shortcuts
  • 2005 Already?
  • Combine Wi-Fi And Memory In A Single Card
  • Shortcut For Entering Uppercase Characters

  • Save Time with QuickBooks Keyboard Shortcuts

    Using Solstice is a great way to reduce the amount of time you spend working in QuickBooks. Keyboard shortcuts can also save time in QuickBooks by speeding up your navigation and data entry.

    Here are some easy keyboard shortcuts to remember when entering dates.

    • Next Day: + (plus key)
    • Previous Day: - (minus key)
    • Today: TFirst day of the Week: T
    • Last day of the weeK: K
    • First day of the Month: M
    • Last day of the montH: H
    • First day of the Year: Y
    • Last day of the yeaR: R
    • Date calendar: Alt + down arrow

    2005 Already?

    Hard to believe that 2005 is just around the corner. As usual, the new year brings a new version of QuickBooks. If you're trying to decide whether to upgrade, here's some quick links that will show you what's new in QuickBooks 2005.


    Combine Wi-Fi And Memory In A Single Card

    If your Pocket PC doesn't have built in Wi-Fi, you may be frustrated that your single expansion slot doesn't allow you to use both a memory card and Wi-Fi card at the same time.

    Sandisk recently debuted a new product that solves this problem. Their new card combines flash memory and 802.11b wireless communications in a single 256 MB SD card.

    Look for SanDisk's Connect 256MB + WiFi SD card at your local electronics retailer or on Amazon.com.


    Shortcut For Entering Uppercase Characters

    Here's an easy way to speed up data entry on your Pocket PC's soft keyboard.

    To enter an uppercase character, tap and hold on the character that you want to enter in uppercase, and then slide the stylus upwards. This also works on the number row to access punctuation symbols. For instance, slide the stylus up on "4" to enter "$".


    Solstice 3.5

    If you haven't looked at Solstice in a while, now is a great time to do it. With the latest release, we've added two of our most requested features: invoicing and subcontractor time cards.

    Now available in Standard and Pro Editions, Solstice 3.5 includes the new Solstice Data Manager (SDM) for greatly improved synchronization with QuickBooks.

    Version 3.5 retains all the popular features of previous editions including employee time cards, check & credit card registers, and job notes.

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